[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 135 (Monday, July 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57399-57400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15427]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0090]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Indian 
Education Professional Development Grants Program: GPRA and Service 
Payback Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 13, 2024.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2024-SCC-0090. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will 
temporarily accept comments at [email protected].

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Please include the docket ID number and the title of the information 
collection request when requesting documents or submitting comments. 
Please note that comments submitted after the comment period will not 
be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by 
postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Manager of the 
Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Angela Hernandez-Marshall, (202) 
205-1909.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
The Department is especially interested in public comment addressing 
the following issues: (1) is this collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department 
minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including 
through the use of information technology. Please note that written 
comments received in response to this notice will be considered public 
records.
    Title of Collection: Indian Education Professional Development 
Grants Program: GPRA and Service Payback Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0698.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, 
Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,634.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,630.
    Abstract: The Indian Education Professional Development program, 
authorized under title VI, part A of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), is designed to increase the 
number of, provide training to, and improve the skills of American 
Indian or Alaska Natives serving as teachers and school administrators 
in local educational agencies that serve a high proportion of American 
Indian or Alaska Native students. This is a request for renewal of a 
currently approved collection.
    Section 7122(h) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7442(h)) requires that 
individuals who receive financial assistance through the Indian 
Education Professional Development program subsequently complete a 
service obligation equivalent to the amount of time for which the 
participant received financial assistance. Participants who do not 
satisfy the requirements of the regulations must repay all or a pro-
rated part of the cost of assistance, in accordance with 20 U.S.C. 
7442(h) and 34 CFR 263.9(a)(3). The regulations in part 263 implement 
requirements governing, among other things, the service obligation and 
reporting requirements of the participants in the Indian Education 
Professional Development program, and repayment of financial assistance 
by these participants. In order for the Federal Government to ensure 
that the goals of the program are achieved, certain data collection, 
recordkeeping, and documentation are necessary.
    In addition, GPRA requires Federal agencies to establish 
performance measures for all programs, and the Department has 
established performance measures for the Indian Education Professional 
Development program. Data collection from participants who have 
received financial assistance under the Indian Education Professional 
Development program is a necessary element of the Department's effort 
to evaluate progress on these measures.
    The Department tracks participants who are receiving or have 
previously received support through the Indian Education Professional 
Development program. Participants must sign a payback agreement that 
includes contact information. Additionally, the Department receives 
information about participants from institutions of higher education 
(IHEs) and other eligible grantees when participants are no longer 
receiving assistance through the Indian Education Professional 
Development program. When the performance period is complete, the 
participant data are collected from the grantee and from the 
participants.

    Dated: July 10, 2024.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-15427 Filed 7-12-24; 8:45 am]
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